The European Parliament in the Contested Union
The European Parliament in the Contested Union provides a systematic assessment of the real influence of the European Parliament (EP) in policy- making.
Ten years after the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, which significantly empowered Europes only directly elected institution, the contributions collected in this volume analyse whether, and under what conditions, the EP has been able to use its new powers and shape decisions. Going beyond formal or normative descriptions of the EPs powers, this book provides an up-to- date and timely empirical assessment of the role of the EP in the European Union, focusing on key cases such as the reforms of the EUs economic governance and asylum policy, the Brexit negotiations and the budget. The book challenges and qualifies the conventional view that the EP has become more influential after Lisbon. It shows that the influence of the EP is conditional on the salience of the negotiated policy for the Member States. When EU legislation touches upon core state powers, as well as when national financial resources are at stake, the role of the EP notwithstanding its formal powers is more constrained and its influence more limited. This book provides fresh light on the impact of the EP and its role in a more contested and politicised European Union.
Bringing together an international team of top scholars in the field and analysing a wealth of new evidence, The European Parliament in the Contested Union challenges conventional explanations on the role of the EP, tracking down empirically its impact on key policies and processes. It will be of great interest to scholars of the European Union, European politics and policy- making. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Integration.
Edoardo Bressanelli is Montalcini Assistant Professor at the SantAnna School in Pisa, Italy. He has published widely on the European Parliament, EU law-making, political parties and Brexit. His articles have appeared in Comparative Political Studies, the European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics and the Journal of European Public Policy, among others.
Nicola Chelotti is Lecturer in Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University, UK (London campus). His research primarily concerns EU negotiations and policy processes while also covering the field of EU external relations. His work has appeared in journals such as British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Cooperation and Conflict and West European Politics, among others.
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The European Parliament in the Contested Union
Power and Influence Post-Lisbon
Edited by Edoardo Bressanelli and Nicola Chelotti
Public Policy and the CJEUs Power
Bringing Stakeholders In
Edited by Emmanuelle Mathieu, Christian Adam and Miriam Hartlapp
A Sociology of Knowledge of European Integration
The Social Sciences in the Making of Europe
Edited by Rebecca Adler-Nissen and Kristoffer Kropp
Responses to the Arabellions
The EU in Comparative Perspective
Edited by Tanja Brzel, Assem Dandashly and Thomas Risse
Representation and Democracy in the EU
Does one come at the expense of the other?
Edited by Richard Bellamy and Sandra Krger
Coping with Crisis: Europes Challenges and Strategies
Edited by Jale Tosun, Anne Wetzel and Galina Zapyanova
Globalization and EU Competition Policy
Edited by Umut Aydin and Kenneth Thomas
Redefining European Economic Governance
Edited by Michele Chang, Georg Menz and Mitchell P. Smith
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Contents
Edoardo Bressanelli and Nicola Chelotti
Magnus G. Schoeller and Adrienne Hritier
Ariadna Ripoll Servent
Charlotte Burns
Giacomo Benedetto
Edoardo Bressanelli, Nicola Chelotti and Wilhelm Lehmann
Paul James Cardwell and Davor Jani
Amie Kreppel and Michael Webb
Brigid Laffan
Sergio Fabbrini
Guide
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of European Integration, volume 41, issue 3 (2019). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Introduction
Power without Influence? Explaining the Impact of the European Parliament Post-Lisbon
Edoardo Bressanelli and Nicola Chelotti
Journal of European Integration, volume 41, issue 3 (2019), pp. 265276
Chapter 1
Driving informal institutional change: the European Parliament and the reform of the Economic and Monetary Union